12 best tea subscription boxes for an endless tea supply
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Tea subscription boxes cut out the guesswork of choosing new tea by delivering curated selections straight to your door.
If you’re anything like me with a healthy dose of decision paralysis and a need to constantly spice up your tea routine, subscription boxes are an absolute gift. Considering that the list of tea companies on Steeped Dreams alone includes over 1,500 tea companies from around the world—well—that’s a healthy selection of perhaps a million steeped beverages to choose from.
Whether you’re looking to treat yourself to a joyous monthly surprise of tea or have a tea obsessed friend’s upcoming birthday, there’s certainly a good reason to subscribe. Here are a few tea subscription boxes to get the (tea) party started, each with its own unique spin.
Best tea subscription boxes for loose leaf, herbals, organics and more
1. Sips by
Sips by’s bread and butter is tea subscription boxes, combining tea selections from over 150 global tea brands. Each box comes with 4 teas, information on each one, and an adorable drawstring bag with disposable tea bags to enjoy loose leaf samples. Considering most tea subscription services are limited to a single brand, Sips by opens up the entire tea universe for your tasting pleasure!
Another unique factor is Sips by’s tea profile quiz, which personalizes your box according to favorite flavors, caffeine, and other preferences. Self-described as “the only multi-brand, personalized tea subscription box”, their exclusive angle makes them a stand-out option.
I met Sips by’s founder at the World Tea Expo 2021 and was inspired by her journey in starting and growing the company from the ground up. If you support women-founded, small businesses, Sips by is the tea subscription box for you!
What’s in the box? 4 teas (makes 16+ cups)
Price: $16
Simple Loose Leaf is a well-known veteran in the tea subscription world. It’s got some of the highest ratings on the internet as proof, with over 1,300 ratings on their own website alone!
Compared to other monthly tea subscription services, Simple Loose Leaf has a ton more flexibility in its options. You can choose from a variety, herbal, black tea, or green tea box, as well as the number of teas to include: two to four. As the name implies, tea samplers are loose leaf, which may be a bit of a deal breaker for more on-the-go tea drinkers. But no need to worry—the first box comes with reusable cotton tea filters.
Loose leaf tea is often of higher quality and steeps better than tea bags, so this box is one of the tastier route to go.
⭐ Read my review of Simple Loose Leaf's subscription box
3. The Tea Spot
The Tea Spot is primarily a Colorado-based online tea shop that sells every type of tea under the sun, as well as a range of teaware. Its subscription box is a hassle-free way to try different blends for each season and includes three different 5-serving samples, plus a single-serving sample.
The first box comes with a collapsible silicone tea infuser and you’ll get the occasional sprinkle of bonus gifts throughout the year. If the anticipation and surprise is not your thing, The Tea Spot also has a number of tea samplers in adorable tins to sip on for months.
⭐ Read my review of The Tea Spot's Signature Tea Sampler
4. Tea Drops
Tea Drops’ Tea Club subscription box makes such a great gift for any tea lovers in your life for its cute packaging, familiar tea blend flavors like strawberry shortcake, and unique “tea drop” concept. Essentially, Tea Drops are like bath bombs for tea—no tea bags or infusers to worry about—and are all certified organic, support fair trade, and kosher certified.
Each monthly tea subscription box comes with 4 types of tea, a surprise gift, and an in-depth expert interview all following a new self-care theme. As a subscriber, you also gain access to the online communi-tea with interviews, recipes, and other exclusive goodies.
What’s in the box? 4 teas (makes 16 cups)
Price: $25
5. Sakuraco
As a bit of a Japanese tea fanatic, I’m more biased about the Sakuraco subscription box than the usual all-tea delivery. And that’s because there’s nothing better than a delicious, piping hot cup of tea than a cup with sweet and savory snacks to balance it out.
Each Sakuraco box focuses on a region of Japan and combines 20 seasonal, locally sourced snacks with a select tea and a home good item (like a teacup or chopsticks). For example, one past box was decked out in Mt.Fuji snack galore and featured Mt.Fuji cookies, a Mt. Fuji bowl, sencha, and a heap of other tasty goodies. As an extra perk, each box earns you reward points that you can redeem on even more tantalizing prizes.
If you’re looking to keep your tea box to just tea, Sakuraco may not be the best fit, but it’s definitely a treat to explore tasty goodies along with your matcha.
⭐ Read my review of Sakuraco's subscription box
Atlas Tea Club’s concept is “travel through tea”, allowing you to taste the world of tea through a different tea growing country each month. Tea is all single-origin, meaning you know exactly where each steep comes from. Each monthly box also comes with recyclable tea bags and informative postcards about the country of origin and teas.
Atlas Tea Club’s subscription box has a single $14 monthly option that comes with 2 large pouches of single-origin, pure teas. You’re able to customize based on caffeine and tea type (green, white, and black) preferences.
⭐ Read my review of Atlas Tea Club's subscription box
7. White2Tea
White2Tea is for the really intense tea devotees who enjoy puerh, lapsang, and all sorts of other rare, niche teas. Their tea subscription box’ differentiator is variety, meaning the regions, amounts, varieties, and types of tea completely vary from month to month. You’ll truly be on your toes waiting at the doorstep!
Variety and amount change depending on the teas included, but you can expect to receive raw puerh, ripe puerh, oolong, black, white, heicha and green teas. As a cherry on top, boxes will also sometimes include small batch teas only available to subscribers that rarely reach the public.
What’s in the box? Tea amounts vary month-to-month
Price: $29.99
While not as widely recognized in the tea community, Par Avion has made a name for itself as a luxury brand through partnerships with Urban Outfitters, mattress company Casper, and the Museum of Ice Cream. The brand is also found in hotels, spas, and cafes around the world
The Par Avion TeaPass subscription has two box options. The Taste TeaPass at $36/month comes with 3 loose leaf teas, while the Best Seller TeaPass lets you choose your favorite tea to receive every month for $15 a month.
What’s in the box? 1 - 3 teas
Price: $15.00 - $36.00
The Dollar Tea Club is another well-known best tea subscription box, known for its customizability and affordability (as the name suggests!). There are three different box options starting from $3 and going up to $27, making it a great option for more casual tea drinkers out looking for some new flavors.
You have the power to add favorites or remove the not-so-favorites from each month’s box. With over 40 blends from 5 countries to choose from, you’re promised a whole lot of variety to spice things up. Dollar Tea Club also has the unique option to customize your box by the amount you drink. So for example, you can personalize The Sommelier box by whether you want a couple cups a week ($11/mo) one cup per day ($19/mo) or three cups daily ($27/mo).
What’s in the box? Depends on box
Price: $3.00 - $27.00
10. Amoda
Amoda is a Canada-based tea company that started out on a mission to source traditional matcha straight from Japan. They now stock almost any tea you can think of and ship across North America.
For the Amoda tea subscription box, choose from either The Original Monthly Box or The Low Caff option for a mix of caffeine-free and low caffeine blends—each at $20 a month. Boxes include 4 quality teas, biodegradable tea filters, and a special online store discount.
What’s in the box? 4 teas (makes 12-20 cups)
Price: $20.00
11. Eco-Cha Tea Club
Value-driven tea drinkers who look beyond the cup in their tea selections will be thrilled to discover Eco-Cha Tea Club’s Taiwanese tea subscription. Eco-Cha’s teas are all sourced from local farmers in Taiwan with whom the company has personal connections and who use traditional farmers methods.
The monthly tea subscription box includes 75g gram of a rare tea and some extra little surprises found at local Taiwanese markets. The artisan oolong, green, and black teas are some of Taiwan’s finest.
What’s in the box? 75g of a rare tea
Price: $35.00
12. Tea Runners
Choose from four different box options for your Tea Runners’ subscription, each with 4 loose leaf teas. The Original Box includes a medley of all tea types and blends and the Pure Tea Box is for the tea purist who loves their classic high-grade tea types with no added flavors. You can also opt for the All Black Tea Box or Herbal Tea Box, which are fairly self-explanatory!
Tea Runners brands itself as “the world’s finest tea club”, as evidenced by the countless award-winning teas on the roster. If your box’s selection isn’t up to your fancy palette, you can also customize from over 15 selections every month.
What’s in the box? 4 teas (makes 40 cups)
Price: $21.25 - $30.00
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